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C.U. Sends Out Sexual Assault Survey

Murphy Ph.D.’94: AAU survey to ‘broaden discussion’ on healthy sexual culture

By JEANETTE SI Sun Staff Writer

The University distributed in an email Monday a “climate survey on sexual assault and sexual misconduct” sponsored by the Association of American Universities to all current Cornell students

The 20-minute survey designed by research firm Westat consists of demographic questions about race, orientation, class year and preferred gender, followed by questions about student usage and knowledge of campus resources and experiences of sexual misconduct on campus

Students must agree to an informed consent form before taking the survey, which states that participation in the quiz is non-compulsory and that students may skip any questions they are uncomfortable with The consent form also indicates that results are both anonymous and confidential

Susan Murphy ’73 Ph D ’94, vice president for student and academic services, said she believes the survey will be an important tool in helping the administration understand the campus climate at Cornell and in comparing its results with other institutions

“I think there are two purposes for this survey, ” Murphy said “By doing what we call a population-based survey every student at Cornell [at] the Ithaca and New York City campuses [is] receiving this survey it gives us the chance to get the best picture possible of how students are perceiv-

ing the climate [regarding sexual violence] ”

Murphy added that the AAU survey is the University’s way of complying with the changes to the Violence Against Women Act The changes will go into effect July 1 and will require all colleges to compile and maintain statistics about sexual violence on their campuses

“By July 1 you must be participating [in surveys as according to] the changes in legislation,” Murphy said “We thought we would [start early by creating] a baseline year, and as we think about what we must do to maintain compliance, we have a baseline year to refer to ”

Diane Kubarek, senior director of communications for student and academic services, said getting more input from students is crucial to creating effective regulations on campus

“I think that we really want to hear from the students about how they perceive the culture,” Kubarek said “I think it’s really important that we don't form our own opinions about the culture over finding out from the people who live in it that's the biggest benefit I see ”

Though the AAU will only make general results available instead of releasing specific data from each individual university surveyed, data specific to Cornell that the administration receives will be made available to the campus community, according to Murphy

“I think Cornell has a history of being pretty transparent

By GABRIELLA LEE Sun News Editor

CGSU Letter Seeks Discussion With Day Hall Former SAE President Files Lawsuit Against Insurance Company

Cornell Graduate Students United an independent union aiming to better work and labor conditions for graduate students submitted a letter to the administration Monday asking to begin dialogue about creating a neutrality and voluntary recognition agreement between the bodies

The letter, signed on behalf of CGSU by Vijay Phulwani grad, administrative liaison for CGSU, is addressed to Alan Mittman ’77, director of workforce policy and labor relations and a member of the Board of Trustees

If Cornell were to agree to a neutrality and voluntary recognition agreement, the University “would agree not to campaign against the union and would also agree to voluntarily recognize the union as the exclusive bargaining representative of the graduate student employee body, without recourse to a secret ballot to determine majority status, ” according to Andrew Crook grad, CGSU communications and outreach chair

The letter begins with a reference to the recent collective bargaining agreement struck up between New York University and the Graduate Student Organizing Committee, the graduate student employee union at NYU affiliated with United Autoworkers, earlier last month

Threatening to strike if their demands were not heard, the NYU Graduate Student Organizing

Committee reached a union contract agreement with the university that included raises for fully funded teaching assistants and a family health care fund that will subsidize up to 75 percent of university health care premiums for eligible applicants, according to Inside Higher Ed

Currently, the Graduate Student Or-

ganizing Committee at NYU is the only graduate student employee union recognized by a private university in the nation, according to The Wall Street Journal Now, CGSU hopes to begin similar collective bargaining discussions with the University

By ANDREW LORD Sun Staff Wr ter

The former president of the suspended Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity claims he should not have to pay to cover costs for a lawsuit filed by the family of George Desdunes ’13, a member of the fraternity who died during a hazing ritual in 2011, according to a new lawsuit against Lloyd’s of London, the fraternity’s former insurance company In the new lawsuit, Eric Barnum ’13, his parents and their insurance company claim the hazing exclusion provision in the fraternity’s insurance policy does not apply to the former president because he did not participate in the binge-drinking ritual that resulted in Desdunes’ death

Desdunes died in February 2011 from alcohol poisoning at Cayuga Medical Center Desdunes’ blood alcohol level was 35 more than four times the legal limit, The Sun previously reported

His mother, Marie Lourdes Andre, sued the national Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and at least 15 former brothers, seeking at least $25 million in damages

While three older brothers who were directly involved with the hazing ritual were acquitted of criminal charges in June 2012, the fraternity and Barnum are still facing a $25 million civil suit filed

Cornell Creates A Composting Toilet Facility

By EMILY FRIEDMAN Sun Staff Writer

Laura Tach, sociology,

research on U S families, according to the University Tach plans to use the award to study children raised in families that deviate from the typical American nuclear family model The grant, which is awarded ever y year to five professors nationwide, supports early research in the social, behavioral and health sciences

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Cornell Outdoor Education officially dedicated its new composting bathroom facility at the Hoffman Challenge Course Saturday

The facility is named after David Moriah ’72, who was the first director of Cornell Outdoor Education

Moriah, who was present at the ceremony, said it was “ an honor and a treat ” to be surrounded by family while Moriah Hall was dedicated

“One of the best things that anybody said about me was that I take fun seriously and myself lightly,” Moriah said “I thought it would be a blast to have an outhouse named after me The fact that it actually serves a real need in terms of making a permanent facility available at the Challenge Course and that its done in an environmentally responsible way made it a winner all around ”

David Moriah Hall houses the first composting toilet at Cornell’s Ithaca Campus With the installation of the toilet, Cornell Outdoor Education has become one of the two Cornell sites with composting facilities, along with Shoals Marine Institute’s Appledore Island

The toilet was designed and built by Clivus Multum, Inc , a company that builds similar facilities for national and state parks around the United States, according to Marc MagnusSharpe, director of Cornell Outdoor Education

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According to Ellen Tohn ’81, one of the cochairs of the Cornell Outdoor Education Advisory Board, the toilet operates using a solar-powered fan

Tohn said she believes the new facility represents a commitment to sustainability and will serve over 1,000 people who participate in Cornell Outdoor Education programs

“We are thrilled to advance Cornell's sustainability mission and honor the early days of COE, a student led program started in the 1970s to teach outdoor and teamwork skills to Cornell students,” Tohn said “Today, over 80 student leaders help run hundreds of programs ranging from rock climbing, outdoor yoga, tree climbing and stand up paddle boarding to over 4,000 students ” Magnus-Sharpe said the organization wanted to build a bathroom facility that would match the “high quality of Cornell Outdoor Education ”

He added that Cornell Outdoor Education faced challenges in the process of building the new facility, which took approximately four years to complete

“We went through at least a dozen different entities within Cornell to make sure that the design and construction was all in compliance and approved by Cornell facilities and Cornell architects,” Magnus-Sharpe said Magnus-Sharpe described the dedication ceremony as “fabulous” and “ one of the best days we ’ ve had up there ”

“It was everything you would expect to see at a light-hearted but also proud moment, ” Magnus-Sharpe said “We know it’s only a bathroom, but we also know how important it is to go sustainable and we love being a part of every effort that can be made to do that ”

Emily Friedman can be reached at efriedman@cornellsun com

Professor Discusses United States, Pakistan Relations

Markey says diplomatic relations necessary for security, political, economic reasons

By DIVYANSHA SEHGAL Sun Staff Writer

In a lecture hosted by the Pakistani Students Association Monday, Prof Daniel Markey, international relations, Johns Hopkins University, spoke about his belief that although diplomatic relations between the United States and Pakistan is a necessity for both countries, the relationship between the two countries has been contentious throughout the war on terror

Markey began the talk by illustrating a “deep gap of perspectives” between the United States and Pakistan, as exemplified by the reaction to the United States’ raid on the Osama bin Laden compound in May 2011

“From the Pakistani perspective, I’ve been told many times how could the United States as a partner of Pakistan a country that had pledged to be a major non-NATO ally of Pakistan have effectively invaded [its] territorial sovereignty? Where was the cooperation?” Markey said

Markey said that from the American perspective, bin Ladin’s ability to remain in Pakistan for several years raised questions about a potential alliance between Pakistan and al-Qaida

“The question was, how could Osama bin Laden have been found living in Pakistan for half [a] decade Was Pakistan complacent with this?” he said “What we saw was part of the lowest period in this [United StatesPakistan] relationship, certainly since 9/11

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Pakistan enjoys certain benefits from its relationship with the United States, and speculated about the economic and political hardships the countr y would experience if it ended diplomatic relations with the United States

“Pakistan is not able to go on its own way in the international economy, not entirely It would be too costly,” he said “Diplomatically, Pakistan wouldn’t want to be isolated, or left on a side opposite to the United States moving forward and that’s where Pakistan’s vulnerabilities are: the economy, politics and security ”

Markey then transitioned to speaking about why the United States needs Pakistan as a diplomatic partner He listed the potential of U S security threats from Pakistani-based terrorist groups, its strategic location and its possession of nuclear weapons as reasons that the U S government feels the need to continue such relations

Markey said working with the Pakistani government to prevent security threats from Pakistani terrorist groups is important

“Parts of Pakistan have the potential to continue to be hot beds for these types [terrorist] of threats for years to come, ” Markey said “From a purely American security perspective, this is a threat that we can ’ t afford to walk away from ” According to Markey, Pakistan’s important geopolitical position within Asia where many global powers are on the rise makes it a key ally to the United States

“It’s located at the Arabian Sea, at kind of crossroads between East Asia, West Asia [and] Central Asia it’s becoming more and more important as the United States thinks about Asia more broadly,” he said “Pakistan will have a role to play there is well ”

Markey said he believes both the United States and Pakistan

understand that they have a “difficult relationship ” “Both sides recognize that they need each other, that it’s going to be a difficult relationship and they are more or less settled in for the long haul,” he said

Former Fraternity President

Sues Insurance Company

LAWSUIT

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by Lourdes Andre, according to The New York Daily News

Barnum, who is being represented by Daniel Adams ’12, claims in his new lawsuit that Lloyd’s of London is obligated to pay part of the $25 million claim, according to The Daily News

In the lawsuit documents, Adams said Lloyd’s contends they do not have to shoulder the costs because its policy “excludes coverage for any claims arising out of, in any way related to, or in any way resulting from any type or form of ‘hazing,’” according to The Daily News

However, Adams claims the exclusion should not apply to Barnum and the insurance company should shoulder part of the claim because he is not accused in the lawsuit of participating in the hazing ritual that caused the death of Desdunes, The Daily News reported Adams expressed frustration regarding the general practice of insurance companies like Lloyd’s, according to The Daily News

“Insurance companies take premiums for fraternities and increase those premiums but when claims are made, they are totally absent,” Adams said

Andrew Lord can be reached at dlord@cornellsun com

CGSU Aims to Discuss Working Rights

Letter cites NYU graduate union collective bargaining agreement

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NEW YORK (AP) A handwritten notebook by British World War II code-breaking genius Alan Turing, who was the subject of the 2014 Oscar-winning film The Imitation Game, brought more than $1 million at auction on Monday

The 56-page manuscript was written at the time the mathematician and computer science pioneer was working to break the seemingly unbreakable Enigma codes used by the Germans throughout the war. It contains his complex mathematical and computer science notations and is believed to be the only extensive Turing manuscript known to exist, Bonhams auction house said

The sale price was $1,025,000

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Cumberbatch in the role of Turing, won Best Adapted Screenplay at this year ’ s Academy Awards

Turing’s notebook dates from 1942, when he and his team of cr yptanalysts were at Britain’s World War II code and cypher school Bletchley Park In one entr y, Turing wrote about a complex calculus notation

“ The Leibniz notation I find extremely difficult to understand in spite of it having been the one I understood the best once!” he wrote “It certainly implies that some relation between x and y has been laid down eg, y x2+3x ”

The sale also included a working German Enigma enciphering machine The three-rotor device, manufactured for the German militar y in July 1944, sold for $269,000

Turing was prosecuted for being gay at a time when it was illegal in Britain He was convicted of indecency in 1952 and agreed to undergo hormone treatment in a bid to eliminate his homosexuality as an alternative to imprisonment

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Letter to the Editor

The ‘unreasonable right’ targets Cornell

To the Editor:

Re: “GUEST ROOM: A Call for Productive Dialogue Opinion April 10

As Andrew Lord reported in the Sun on April 7, assemblymen Chris Friend and Brian Kolb are arguing in the N Y State Assembly that Cornell should lose federal funding and face investigation as a result of the recently disseminated Project Veritas video featuring an interview with Cornell assistant dean of student activities, Joseph Scaffido Using questions and quotations out of context, or mere conversational chicanery, the interviewer and his employer, the infamous James O’Keefe, frame Scaffido’s comments to sound like support for terrorist groups If you need more context, watch the video, overlaid with creepy voice-overs and scary images of terrorists with big guns People who understand Cornell’s values would obviously dismiss these allegations as ludicrous, and any direct question about terrorism would have been met with quick dismissal But some politicians, eager for any opportunity to attack a “liberal institution,” have taken this stunt seriously

This type of behavior marks assemblymen Friend and Kolb as members of what we might call the unreasonable right, an apparently growing subsection of the GOP They are the type of politicians so intoxicated with zealotry that they appear to forget their duties to the people and instead indulge in sensationalist pseudo-news; we can only hope that constituents recognize the absurdity of conflating true journalism with Project Veritas' veritably asinine puerility

Friend and Kolb are opposed to the use of federal or state funds by Cornell University, which stands against their political ideology of smaller government and other Republican tenets Still, the two politicians’ allegations are serious and dangerous A difference of political opinion can be settled by debate among our legislative representatives, and institutions should not be slandered by officials for political gain Terrorism, and the funding of terrorism, must be taken seriously Terrorism is real and heinous From the genocide of minorities in Iraq and Syria, to the merciless murder of university students in Kenya, to the gruesome attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York City (unfortunately the list is too long to even skim the surface here), the world has witnessed the dangers of violent extremism in utter horror Claims of supporting terrorism should not be used to further political motives This is a line that cannot be crossed Assemblymen Friend and Kolb are treading the treacherous ground broken by Joseph McCarthy over fifty years ago, with ISIS as an analogous bogeyman to the USSR

Disgusted with our political representatives, we called the office of assemblyman Chris Friend, and had an argumentative, but not impolite, conversation with a staff member who happened to be a Cornell alumnus, though he asked to be left anonymous Despite his firsthand knowledge of Cornell, this staffer still supported Friend’s claim that Cornell should face a federal investigation into the possibility that they may be funding Islamic terrorism According to the staff member, during his studies at Cornell, the University hosted workshops for environmental activism against fracking, so it would not be unnatural for the University to willingly fund similar “extremist” workshops for terrorists When questioned again, he acknowledged that the activism was merely civil disobedience, not violence against property or people, but insisted that there is a spectrum of subversive activities Apparently, it’s a small step between mere environmental activism and the true atrocities of terrorism

N Y assemblywoman Barbara Lifton was quoted in the piece by Andrew Lord on April 7 stating that the action by assemblymen Friend and Kolb was “just plain wrong ”

To register your revulsion alongside Lifton’s, feel free to (respectfully) call up Friend (607-301-0302) and Kolb (315-781-2030) and give them a piece of your mind

IAn In nite Series Of Hoops

had a roommate freshman year who dropped out after his first semester and went on to become the central figure in an anonymous online truth-seeking sect He preached to a cult following from a pulpit built of Facebook posts and Gmail messages

If you met him, he wouldn’t strike you as insane I only knew him for a few months, but he was a polite kid whose biggest problem seemed to be that he preferred staying home playing guitar over going to class

People started to question his stability when he began posting about his newfound enlightenment online and abrasively reprimanding everyone he believed to be ignorant of the truth He unfriended those who expressed disagreement to his views (myself included) He was really sure he’d found the answers to life’s big questions Henry withdrew into seclusion, only maintaining a communicative online presence under various aliases, his Facebook profile being just one of them Once a recluse, Henry became hard to reach College isn’t for everyone Henry was of the opinion that most people in university are posers or pussies, a bunch of machine cogs programmed to keep spinning, their minds too distracted to search for a higher truth He once told me that education was a prison, a systemic mechanism to keep us in line

I could see his point You are told when to wake, when to eat and what to do You have a clear idea of what is allowed and what is not There are punishments prepared just in case and everyone ’ s trying to do their time and move on Of course, the immediate physical demands of student life are nothing like prison, but the general i d e a o f k e e p i n g p e o p l e s h u t t e re d i n assigned rooms and telling them what to do and what to believe is pretty reminiscent of prison And you ’ re compelled to go to college

Isn’t the society of man a sort of prison, then? We are all born into this We never chose anything We come out of the womb and inherit a familial tradition, a certain class status, capitalism, a belief system, race, gender, social responsibilities all of which we never asked for We get a prescription for 21st century life After that we begin to learn that life is like an infinite series of hoops set before you, which you must jump through in order to keep on living Hoops like securing a degree or paying your taxes or training for the military Or getting over the loss of a loved one

To keep the collective alive, humanity needs people performing massively synchronized routines ever y day, grinding away their time as individuals to keep the beast going And when that slumbering animal wakes, what does it reward us with?

Consistent murder, war, poverty, unjust judgment and, worst of all, indifference Generations of this Millennia of it We are

the cells in this glob, each already predestined to a certain function But being autonomously conscious, we are beginning to realize even when we succeed in this system, something is missing “Success” is, for the most part, failing to keep us satisfied We want something more, something real For many people, what they spend the majority of their lives doing is not fulfilling them Not even close The people want experiences

My roomate ’ s response was to shield himself from the corruption of society as much as possible in an attempt to preserve his personal integrity I admired his audacity He had escaped the collegiate brainwashing a mind is required to undergo if it is to matriculate into genteel society and join the cultured elite He never wanted to be an egghead, seeing it for what it was being a willing prisoner in a jail built by willing prisoners I always felt Henry simply traded one set of hoops for another I think he knew this Maybe his new circumstances in the working class suited him better, but he must have realized he couldn’t completely escape the soul-crushing tedium earthly life demands of every human spirit

I do not know if Henry is alive or dead, healthy or ill, sane or insane, but I do know he always thought critically He needed to leave this place It was toxic for him But not all of us can run away How far can you run before realizing you have to dirty your hands and sully your spirit in the muck if you desire true understanding, if you desire real change? I agree with the beautiful Rihanna we have to find love in a hopeless place Somehow

As Ivy Leaguers, we know how to jump through hoops But are we doing it of our own volition? Or are we dancing to a subc o n s c i o u s t u n e p ro g r a m m e d i n t o o u r minds, drifting on autopilot? Graduation is approaching, and I feel myself being systematized The Matrix is calling us to plug in, one application at a time, email by email, text by text And yet I can ’ t shake the feeling that my life is coasting towards where I need to be

As I make calls, send emails and write to sound impressive (I’ve gotten a lot of practice), I try to remember that where we ’ re going on the outside isn’t as important as where we ’ re headed within

There is but one shield possible for the human soul to resist a modern world trying t o zo m b i f y h u m a n c o n s c i o u s n e s s

Cultivate one ’ s awareness to transcend the ego and keep knowledge of the living moment

Stay awake In a mortal life given finite fragments of an infinite truth, it’s the best we can do

David Zha is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at dzha@cornellsun com The Angry Spirit Bear appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

CORRECTIONS

An April 13 news story, “Over 1,800 Cornellians Participate in Relay for Life,” incorrectly stated the amount raised for the American Cancer Society The figure was $85,000, not $8,500

An April 13 arts and entertainment story, “Barton Hall Transformed: The 31st Annual Cornell Fashion Collective Fashion Show,” incorrectly stated the materials used for Brandon Wen’s ’15 garments The material was laser-cut plastic, not laser-cut foam and sheet acrylics It also incorrectly stated that Laura Zwanziger’s ’15 collection included suits, when it did not In addition, Laura Zwanziger’s name was misspelled

A Response To Sayed Kashua

Sayed Kahsua, a famous Arab-Israeli journalist and screenwriter, came to speak to Cornell students on the Wednesday before Spring Break What began as an informative left-wing perspective of the Arab-Israeli conflict soon became a misleading account of Israel-imposed Palestinian discrimination and suffering designed to evoke sympathy from his audience Kashua tactically avoided much of the overall context of the situation While we must acknowledge the hardships of the Palestinian people and offer our compassion and regret toward any civilian suffering, it is important to understand the conflict holistically if we are ever to achieve peace Kashua unjustly faulted the Israelis for circumstances that require a much broader explanation

As a student in Hebrew 3101, I was required to attend this event just like every other Cornellian taking a Hebrew class this semester As fan of his hilarious television sitcom, Avodat Aravit (“Arab Labor”), I was excited to hear Kashua speak and listen to the difficulties he must have faced as an Arab citizen of Israel Before he began, I found my friend in the crowd who told me that he came to receive the extra credit his Near Eastern Studies class was offering My friend is not connected or informed about Israel and was taking the course (which had nothing to do with Israel) in order to fill an Arts and Sciences requirement As I heard Kashua’s very biased stories, I couldn’t help but think about all the members in the audience, also unaware of the situation, who are hearing these small pieces of a puzzle which have been snipped out from the much larger picture Before the Q&A period, about half of the crowd, including my friend, left the auditorium, likely unaware that there exists more information and other valid perspectives Even with only half the audience remaining, I was too shy to raise my hand and point out that there is more to the picture I am writing this piece in order to say what I should have said that Wednesday afternoon

Kashua spoke about his grandmother’s strength when she retold the stories of her suffering, about how she only shed tears when she recalled being turned away from her land by an Israeli soldier after the war in 1948 His personal family narrative stirred the audience’s sympathy as we imagined a poor woman left without her home Although it is unfair to deny the pain of Palestinian civilians like her, this story, taken out of context, depicted the Israeli soldier as the enemy Sayed looking at this situation in historical context, what would you expect the Israeli soldier to do? In 1948, the Israelis accepted the British proposal of a Palestinian state alongside an Israeli state Both Palestinian and Israeli refugees lived under the British mandate, and a peaceful two-state solution was available to the people Unlike the Israelis, the Arab refugees along with the entire surrounding Arab countries refused to accept the concept of a Jewish state in the Middle East When Ben Gurion declared Israel a country, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt every neighboring land attacked The Arab countries were responsible for the majority of Palestinian civilian evacuation with the promise that they could return as soon as Israel was wiped out Against all odds, Israel won the war that they did not intend to have and gained land that they did not intend to gain After all the loss, suffering and hatred the Israelis faced over a violent war they never wanted, were they supposed to silently return everything to the people hoping to destroy them? That day, the Israeli soldier did not murder your grandmother, Kashua, he did not act barbarically nor unjustly he merely protected the land that his people were forced to fight for The same war that the Israelis call “Milchemet HaAtzmaut” (“The War of Independence”), the Palestinians call “The Nakba” (“The Great Catastrophe”) To say that Palestinians have not suffered would be wrong, but to place all the blame on Israelis is completely unfair Kashua did not even recognize “The War of Independence,” but spoke only of “The Great Catastrophe,” revealing a distorted view of Israel as the enemy There is so much more I want to address the discrimination Kashua feels as an Arab-Israeli, (that is also important to recognize in context), his failure to acknowledge the right for a Jewish state to exist in the Middle East and the multiple and consecutive times throughout history that Israel has been attacked, terrorized and threatened I’d like to close by commenting on one of the last statements he made to his audience: his claim that he has no reason to be thankful towards the State of Israel While it would be completely wrong to deny that he confronted discrimination and no one should attempt to reduce the extent of the difficulties his or any other Palestinian civilian family has faced, we must understand his very extreme statements in context Sayed Kashua took advantage of the opportunity to go to an Israeli school for gifted children, he wrote a television series that became famous and was an influential journalist in the country he believes gave him nothing He is a citizen of one of the only places in the Middle East that supports LGBTQ rights, women rights and is a progressive hotspot for technological and medical advancements that benefit the whole world Most importantly, he lived under a democratic legislation that allowed for freedom of speech ironically giving him his right to say in Israel that he is not thankful for Israel Would this life ever exist for a Jewish person in a Palestinian state?

I am not an extremist I am not anti-anyone I am against civilian suffering I am against terrorism I want peace in the Middle East This is why I am pro-Israel

Sarene Shaked is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences Comments may be sent to Associate-Editor@cornellsun com Guest Room appears periodically throughout the semester

Comme nt of the day

“[W]hat I see is an administration that will only budge in response to direct action and disruption Those strategies gave us back the bus pass and funded it Those strategies have held countless apparel companies accountable (through contract cuts) for their human rights abuses.”

Nick

Re: “LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Administrators’ Response to Robert Harrison ’76,” Opinion published April 13, 2015

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Curry Is the True MVP

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Two people barely out of adolescence one winning the Masters and $1 8 million, the other audibly groaning because his frozen mashed potatoes tasted like they hadn’t yet entered the microwave Jordan Spieth is an exceptionally accomplished 21-year-old His Masters victory is evident of that, but so too is the manner in which he carries himself, seen in his post-win press conference His poise, articulation and respect for both his competitors and the sport itself are typical of a veteran winner like 44-year-old Phil Mickelson Spieth’s mental age appears to be well beyond 21 years, and with his work ethic and determination, he has the potential to be the greatest golfer to ever live

With Two Games Left, the Race for the NBA Playoffs Remains Tight

In 2012, the Portland Trail Blazers traded Gerald Wallace to the Nets for Mehmet Okur, Shawne Williams and a first-round draft pick (why, Nets, why?) That draft pick ended up being Damian Lillard, the No 6 overall selection At 24, Lillard is already a two-time All-Star on a Western Conference playoff team Gerald Wallace the Nets’ “prize” in the trade is one of those guys who, when told that he is the fourthstring small forward on the Celtics, garners the response, “Wow, I had no idea Gerald Wallace was still in the NBA ” The trade already deserves consideration as one of the worst of the decade And now in 2015, the Brooklyn Nets are fighting for one of the remaining two playoff spots in the lowly Eastern Conference, despite having three players who make 15 million dollars or more per year in Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson The Nets are battling with the well-coached Celtics, whose highest paid player is wait for it Gerald Wallace, who for some poorly thought-out reason makes $10 million per year Boston leads both the Nets and the surging Pacers by one game with two games left to play for each team The Nets can ’ t possibly miss the playoffs, can they?

The No 8 seed in the West heading into Monday night belongs to the Pelicans, who have the same record as the Thunder but hold the tiebreaker for the playoff spot Frankly, the Pelicans are a better team than the injury-riddled Thunder and while neither will be able to defeat the Warriors in a seven-game series, the Pelicans are more likely to win a game or two On Sunday night, the Thunder lost to the Pacers despite a 54-9-8 line from Russell Westbrook, who also picked up his 16th technical foul of the season, meaning he would automatically be suspended for his next game on Monday against Portland The league, however, rescinded the technical on Monday, meaning OKC is still alive OKC plays Portland on Monday and Minnesota on Wednesday, while New Orleans plays Minnesota on Monday and San Antonio on Wednesday Both teams have one should-win game and one more questionable game The Pelicans control their own fate, though, and with the way OKC has been playing defense, hopes of a Curry-Westbrook first-round matchup are dwindling

Stephen Curry, Take a Bow and the MVP Trophy

The MVP race was fun while it lasted Steph Curry silenced most of the remaining doubters on Thursday with a 45-point, 10-assist spectacle versus Portland The Warriors are 65-15 10 5 games in front of the second place Spurs Curry is the engine of Golden State He’s unselfish He makes the players around him better And if you leave your hand down for a millisecond, he’ll splash in a three-pointer When Golden State has the ball, no matter whose hands the ball is in, you watch Curry He’s that dynamic That’s why he’s the MVP Curry averages 24 points, nearly eight assists and four rebounds per game, and yet, Curry ranks No 40 in the league in minutes per game

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The only other possible MVP candidate at this point, James Harden, is second in the league in minutes per game, and although similar, Curry’s statistical numbers are still better than Harden’s after playing five fewer minutes Curry also broke the record for most 3-pointers in a season, a record that he set two seasons ago While Harden had a phenomenal year, it simply wasn ’ t as exceptional as Curry’s There’s a reason the Warriors are 65-15 and one of the favorites to win the NBA Championship, and that reason is undoubtedly Stephen Curry

Ben Shatzman is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be contacted at bshatzman@cornell edu Calling the Shatz appears every Monday this semester

Red Continues Attempts at Winning Gehrig Division

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r a r u n a t t h e t o p s p o t i n t h e G e h r i g d i v i s i o n , Wa l k e n b a c h i s k e e p i n g h i s m e s s a g e f o r t h e t e a m s i m p l e “ Ju s t k e e p p l a y i n g , p i t c h by p i t c h , d a y by d a y, ” Wa l k e n b a c h s a i d “ If yo u s t a r t t h i n ki n g a b o u t t h e e n d g a m e o r t r y t o f o c u s o n t h a t p i t c h o r a n o t h e r, yo u ’ re n o t g o i n g t o b e t h e re Yo u j u s t g o t t o p i t c h by p i t c h a n d i f yo u d o t h a t we l l e n o u g h s t r i n g e n o u g h g o o d a t - b a t s a n d g o o d i n n i n g s t o g e t h e r yo u g i ve yo u r s e l f t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e c h a n c e t o w i n ” T h e m o s t d i s c o n c e r t i n g p a r t o f t h e Re d’s s t r u g g l e d a g a i n s t t h e Qu a k e r s w a s n o t t h e l o s s e s t h e m s e l ve s , b u t t h e m e n t a l m i s t a k e s f ro m s e n i o r l e a d e r s h i p W h e t s e l , a n i n f e ct i o u s l y h i g h - e n e r g y p l a ye r, m a k i n g t h e m i st a k e o f h i g h - f i v i n g Mo r r i s w a s s o m e t h i n g t h a t u l t i m a t e l y c o s t t h e Re d a r u n a n d w a s s u r p r i s i n g g i ve n t h e s e n i o r ’ s s t a t u s a s a l e a d e r o n t h e t e a m “ We h a ve t o m ove o n [ f ro m t h e m e n t a l m i s t a k e s ] , ” Wa l

“If you start thinking about the end game or try to focus on that pitch or another, you’re not going to be there.”

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Red Falls Due to Careless Errors, Mental Mistakes

By JOON LEE Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Senior third baseman Dan Morris had hit his first home run of the season and Cornell was off to a good start in the first of four games in a weekend series against the University of Pennsylvania For a team that has struggled to consistently put runs up on the scoreboard, Morris’

home run was the kick in the backside that the Red appeared to have needed

As Morris rounded first base, senior outfielder and cocaptain J D Whetsel waited in the basepaths to celebrate, giving Morris a high-five Immediately, the Quaker dugout started yelling at umpires to call Morris out Technically, by high-fiving Whetsel, Morris passed the outfielder on the basepath, making him out So a long fly ball that easily

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cleared the fence was deemed a two-run single

The mental mistakes, which littered the Cornell baseball team ’ s weekend, ultimately lead to the Red dropping three games on the weekend and putting head coach Bill Walkenbach’s team in a precarious position heading into the stretch run of the Ivy League season

“That’s never happened to a team that I’ve coached where we ’ ve passed each other on a home run, giving each other a high five,” Walkenbach said “Just little mental mistakes combined with physical mistakes combined with them being a very good team resulted in a loss ”

After the weekend series against the Quakers, the Red sit at 6-6 in the Ivy League, putting them in third place in the Lou Gehrig Division Cornell, who looks up at Columbia (10-2) and Penn (10-2) in the division, needs to win its division in order qualify for the Ivy League Baseball Championship Series

Senior hurler Kellen Urbon shined in his start, going seven innings, allowing three hits, one walk and striking out five en route to a 2-0 Red victory in the first game on Sunday However, team ace Brian McAfee, whom the team counts on for a “ zero or one-run outing every time out ” put up his worst start of the season during the team ’ s first game on Saturday, going five innings, allowing nine hits, seven runs (four earned), walking two and striking out two McAfee appeared fr ustrated with the home plate umpire due to a pinhole-sized strike zone The senior hurler consistently hit the corners with his pitches, but did not get strikes called As a result, McAfee was forced to throw strikes over the heart of the plate, an opportunity the heavy-hitting Quakers lept for

“That can shake the guys a little bit,” Walkenbach said “They produced runs though It’s not like they were shell-

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Red Ends Weekend With One Win Against Quakers

Team struggles all around, pulls together for set of games Sunday

By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY Sun Staff Writer

The women ’ s softball team hosted the University of Pennsylvania Quakers this weekend in a four-game series The Red played two games on Saturday and two on Sunday, getting both some sleet

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Jordan Spieth Captures First of Many Major Championships

Last April, I recapped Jordan Spieth’s second-place finish in the 2014 Masters by noting that although winning the tournament would have been remarkable, a runner-up, $800,000 win for the 20-year-old wasn ’ t too shabby either And on Sunday evening, as Spieth, now 21, was in the midst of closing out the first wire-to-wire Masters win since 1976, I, Ben Shatzman, just a year younger than Spieth, was pacing around my apartment waiting for the microwave to beep so that I could remove my frozen TV dinner that had been in my freezer since fall semester T h i s We e k I n S p o r t s

The NCAA Championship game between Duke and Wisconsin was bittersweet It was a tremendous basketball game in all respects, but the realization that March Madness has ended is a sad one for a sports nut But each of the 12 calendar months comes with different sports excitement, and April is no different Below are some key events that made for a quality week of sports

Robison Field The weekend ended 1-3 for the Red after the squad lost both contests on Saturday but came back strong the next day, winning the first 62 and losing the second by only one, with a final score of 7-6

Saturday was a tough one for the Red Junior infielder Taylor Goodin said the way the team played its matches on Sunday made it look like a whole different squad

“Quite honestly, not much went right for us on Saturday Fortunately, we were able to completely turn things around for Sunday,” she said “ We

“Not much went right for us on Saturday Fortunately, we were able to completely turn things around for Sunday ”

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ended up splitting Sunday’s doubleheader, but we played like a totally different team We were able to get more clutch hits and our defense was very sharp We were much better at putting

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n g , b u t could not bring the runners home to tie up the s c o re T h e v i s i t o r s stayed one run ahead to end the game at 7-6

Olivia Mattyasovszky can be reached at omattyasovszky@cornellsun com